Assay Offices
By law all items sold as gold, silver, platinum or palladium in the UK must be hallmarked to confirm that they meet the legal standard of alloy proportionality for the precious metal they are being sold as. This can only be carried out by one of the four UK Assay Offices, or an Assay Office belonging to the International Convention. Here are where to find the four UK offices...
Assay Office London
Goldsmiths' Hall
Gutter Lane
London
EC2V 8AQ
www.thegoldsmiths.co.uk
Birmingham Assay Office
1 Moreton Street
Birmingham
B1 3AX
theassayoffice.co.uk
Edinburgh Assay Office
24 Broughton Street
Edinburgh
EH1 3RH
www.edinburghassayoffice.co.uk
Sheffield Assay Office
Guardians Hall,
2 Beulah Road
Sheffield
S6
www.assayoffice.co.uk